ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: Working for peace in Asheville and WNC
“So come observe International Day of Peace Friday, Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. at the Elder and Sage Community Gardens on Page Avenue in downtown Asheville.”
Letter: Trump directive legalizes discrimination
“This is my government blocking people like me and my daughter from jobs. … You have helped make discrimination against me, my family, my friends legal.”
Letter: Walking the walk — a quest for used basketballs for Craggy inmates
“One of the few outlets for the men to get exercise and blow off steam is half-court basketball. Man, those basketballs sure don’t last long, though.”
Letter: Keep local market program in farm bill
“With LAMP, North Carolina farmers will more easily connect with nearby purchasers, whether through our schools, hospitals or farmers markets.”
Letter: Neighbors have supported Haywood Road nonprofits
They have been overwhelmingly supportive and interested in searching for solutions and commonalities, participating in several meetings between the leaders of the nonprofits and themselves in the weeks leading up to the Trinity Church community meeting.
A class act: The Gospel According to Jerry
“When the members of this class were born, the nation and the entire world were in a panic — not because these particular little babies happened to arrive then, but because the Great Depression had begun.”
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ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: We must learn how to talk to each other again
“Somehow our country has devolved into a land that when we disagree with one another’s politics, race, gender preference or religious choice, some of us feel it’s all right to kill them. I missed the meeting when this was agreed on as a rational form of dissent.”
Earl-y voting
ASHEVILLE, N.C.angry
Letter: Ask out-of-towners to support the homeless
“If your government can’t solve the problem, and they probably never will, it’s time you take matters into your own hands.”
Letter: No ‘slippery numbers’ in water quality data
“To inquire, ‘Is this stream clean?’ is a valid endeavor, and together we can take legitimate steps to answer it.”
Letter: ‘Inconsiderate protest’ accomplished goal
“Who are we to tell someone the time, place and manner to speak up about oppression? And what better place than right where it is happening.”
Letter: The one way forward is Medicare for all
“Americans are tired of paying too much for health care. We are fed up with politicians pursuing partial and incremental solutions, such as health savings accounts.”
New Dogwood Health Trust board needs agricultural advocates
“As the Dogwood Health Trust forms its board, I urge its founding members to address the underlying determinants of our failing health by investing in a local food system with soil-building at its core.”
Ideal county manager
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
I smell a rat
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: Electric cars drive future of transportation
“The future of transportation is being driven by a silent group of electric-car enthusiasts who will be displaying the latest and greatest in electric vehicles on Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Asheville Outlets.”
Letter: City Council should commit to all-green fleet
“Asheville can lead this charge starting by the City Council committing to a green fleet by 2030. This commitment is an important benchmark in Buncombe County’s goal of being 100 percent renewable by 2042, including government operations, personal vehicles, homes and businesses.”
Letter: Not the only one fed up with Waste Pro
“I’m an old lady who has lived all over the U.S. and always had trash collection at my house, and never has the service been as bad as I’ve had in Asheville.”
Letter: Too many bears for human safety
“They need to be thinned out by removal, sterilization, extended hunting season or whatever is appropriate in order for the bear population to remain healthy and the human population to remain safe.”